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Santa Feans Care Fundraiser

Santa Fean Care Invite

SANTA FEANS CARE: A benefit Supporting Education For Displaced Nepalese and Syrian Youth

WHY: Nepal suffered a 7.9 earthquake and the need to rebuild rural schools is urgent.
Syrian refugees are running for their lives and 700,000 children cannot attend school.

PLEASE JOIN US: The Santa Fe Art Institute for an illuminating evening of photography, talks, food and wine in support of the families suffering from these twin tragedies.

WHEN: Saturday April 23rd from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Presentations begin at 6:00 pm

WHERE: The Santa Fe Art Institute 1600 St. Michael’s Drive  Santa Fe, NM 87505

REBUILDING A SCHOOL IN NEPAL: Your donation to the dZi foundation will fund the rebuilding of a primary school in the rural village of Sotang,Nepal.

SUPPORTING EDUCATION FOR DISPLACED SYRIAN YOUTH: Your donation toUNHCR through “No Lost Generation” will support education for Syrian refugee children displaced in the region.

DONATION: 100% of donations will go to the above foundations. If you wish to donate to these causes but cannot attend the event please make checks payable to:

The dZi Foundation and/or to: USA for UNHCR. Please send checks to Rachel Kelly, ℅ Santa Feans Care 818 camino Atalaya, Santa Fe, NM 87505 

To donate online to UNHCR please visit: https://www.crowdrise.com/santa-feans-care
To donate online to dZI Foundation please visit: https://www.crowdrise.com/santa-feans-care–nepal1
 
Photographs for sale, donated by award winning photojournalists and activists Thomas Kelly, Andrew McConnell, Shawn Baldwin, Tony O’Brien and Ivor Prickett

SPEAKERS:
Javier Gonzales: Mayor of Santa Fe
Thomas Kelly: Photo Activist
Carroll Dunham: Anthropologist from Nepal 
Jim Nowak: President of dZI foundation
Andrew Purvis: Former Managing Editor for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 
John Andrews: Shakespeare scholar

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